11th acrps Conference

The acrps is an international conference and the worldwide largest of its kind specifically on the subject of a.c. rail power supply. 

Every two years since 2003 this conference has regularly attracted more than 500 experts from railway companies, infrastructure managers, consulting companies and authorities from Europe and beyond in Leipzig (DE). The conference, attended by both decision makers and technical experts, provides both the information about new industrie trends as well as providing a forum for the exchange information among experts.

In 2023, the 11th conference will mark the 20th anniversary.

Topics of the acrps 2023 conference will be:

• Rail power supply and conversion
• Effective use of energy
• Integration of renewable energy sorces
• SCADA (protection and control)
• New developments in overhead contact lines
• Charging infrastructure for BEMUs
• Power supply for charging infrastructure
• Earthing and the return circuit, EMC
• Standardization and regulations
• Railway projects

both for railways with AC 15 kV 16,7 Hz and AC 25 kV 50 Hz.

The conference program will be complemented by a panel discussion.

Call for Papers

Interested experts who wishes to give a presentation at the acrps 2023 are requested to submit a proposal with details of speakers, the subject and a brief summary (max. 500 characters) by email to org@acrps.info. The presentation can be given in English or German.
Deadline is the 31st May 2022.

With registration senders bind themselves the following:

1. Preparation of a presentation (MS PowerPoint) by no later than 28th February 2023.
2. Comittment to prepare a paper in English about the subject of the presentation for the magazine eb - Elektrische Bahnen by no later than 31st January 2023.

The senders will be informed about the acceptance of their proposal until 31st July 2022. Speakers are automatically registered as participants of the conference. Their participation is free of charge. However, travel and accommodation expenses are to be paid by the speakers themselves. The hotel reservation for the speakers will be done by the organizers of the conference.

On the eve of the conference (29th March 2023) all speakers are invited to a reception in Leipzig.

With a (safety) distance, the anniversary edition of acrps took place on June 9th and 10th, 2021 in Leipzig. Where up to 550 experts meet in normal times, the number of participants had to be severely limited for the tenth edition.

While speakers and moderators were mainly following the international conference on site, around 450 participants were able to use the live stream. 20 lectures were offered, which were already published this year or will be published as an essay in the eb.

Even if the conference, the live stream of which was also broadcast abroad in two languages, went without any technical problems, many participants wish that acrps 2023 can again take place as a face-to-face event. This is planned for March 30th and 31st, 2023.